The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-09-14
The TOrtiIita Mines.
The Leading Mining Proper
ties of the Country.
Their Marvellous Richness in
Gold and Silver.
A SAFE AND PROFITABLE
INVESTMENT FOR ALL.
From the New York laar, August ~. 1851

From the New York Star, August % 1871
The mines OF the Tortilita Gold and Silver Min
ing Company. of No. 81 Broadway. New York
have become the most fayorahy known property
of this class in America Their great value has
been demonstrated by new and continuous dis
covcries of vast bodies of rich ore as the work
goes on, and investors In the shares Of the COM
pany are from all sections and all classes in the
country.
The Tortilitas are developed, proven and work.
ing mines. The shares are an absolute security,
as they are based ON property worth many times
what they call for. Shares are for sale in any
sized lots from one share to ten thousand There
is no better or safer Investment.
Receipts for $4,000 in bullion taken out of the
mines during their development can be seen at
the company's office.
The demand for the shares is increasing daily.
They arc the fayorite investment everywhere with
all. The Tortilita shares are not affected by Wall
street panics. They are an investment security
pure and simple,
The Tortilitas have lately been examined and
reported upon favorably by the Tucson (Ariz)
Star, published within sight of the mines the
Florence (Ariz) Enterprise and the Hartford Post
These and other leading journals have published
articles pronouncing the mines worth many times
more than they are capitalized for.
The sale of the stock Is being conducted upon
different plan from that generally employed, the
management Offering the shares direct for invest
ment in any sized lots instead of making IL stock
speculation.
The Hartford Post in the full page article re-
ferred to, says:
WHAT THE HARTFORD POST SAYS.
Just now the newspapers have a great deal to
say respecting wonderful group of twelve gold
and silver mines in southern Arizona, In the Owls
Head mining district, known as the Tortilita
mines. As the readers OF the Post are certain 70
be Interested in these remarkable mines, which
for some time TO come are likely to be the centre
of attraction for investors in mining stock, we
take pleasure In presenting also some facts CLEAN
ed from reliable sources in furtherance of the
Posts constant purpose to place before its readers
In available form every good thing which the
market affords.
THE GREAT ToRTILlTA.
A well-known gentleman from the East, who is
an expert In mining enterprises, for his own per-
sonai qualification made an examination Of the
Tortilita mines last month, and we are fortunately
able to print his report here. We give his report
In his own Words
ON arriving at the camp I inquired for the
Superintendent of the mines, Mr.. ID. T. Elmore
found Mr.. Elinore gentleman ofabout 50 years
Of age, a typical Western man, well bronzed with
the hot suns this semi-tropIcal climate aud the
exposure resulting from thirty years active min
ing life on the Pacific coast"
THE SUPERINTENDENT STATEMENT.
In reply to question Mr.. Elmore said 81
came here to take charge OF this property three
years ago. We have subsequently added to 1t by
purchase and otherwise until we control all the
valuable rights in this district ! have seen ali
the best mines in America. and worked in them,
and tell you here and now that the Tortilitas
are the greatest and best of their class the
American continent"
EXPLORING THE MINES.
After good nights rest began survey OF the
field with MIR. Gilmore. We drove mile and
half northerly to the By Chance Mine, where we
found the men at work in four places. In shaft
A, which is distance OF 100 feet from the south
center end Of the claim, ore is uncovered for
distance Of several hundred feet, and in this dis
tance varying from so TO 100 feet apart, are four
other openings running parallel. We went down
an incline for thirty feet. and there great wall of
ore and true fssure vein was disclosed to me.
From this point went through a tunnel and was
shown large bodies OF ore above me. We then re-
turned and went down ilty feet further and there
measured a breast of ore forty-two and half feet
wide, from which took samples to the mill and
saw worked yielding an average Of $50 per ton.
In three places on this vein below the water ore